title: Carcinoid tumor of the biliary duct.
abstract: Carcinoid tumors which arise from enterochromaffin cells are usually found in the appendix, ileum, bronchus and rectum. Biliary duct carcinoids are exceedingly rare. Pre-operative diagnosis is very difficult because they mimic the signs and symptoms of choledocholithiasis. We report a case of biliary duct carcinoid. A 38-year-old woman admitted with signs and symptoms of obstructive jaundice. ERCP demonstrated an obstruction in the common bile duct. A choledochotomy T drainage was performed. Histopathologically the mass which was removed from the common bile duct was a carcinoid tumor. There are only nine cases of biliary duct carcinoid in the literature to date. These cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bumin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ormeci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dolapçi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güngör
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis